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• Lionel Messi surprises Barcelona and PSG fans with Saudi Arabia post on Instagram

  Lionel Messi has surprised Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Miami fans with a sponsored post on Instagram praising Saudi Arabia's green landscapes. The Argentine attacker, who is set to leave PSG this summer after two seasons at the Parc des Princes, has been linked with Inter Miami and also former club Barcelona.

• India Refined Fuels: India becomes Europe’s largest supplier of refined fuels: Kpler

  A recent report by analytics firm Kpler showed India has become Europe's largest supplier of refined fuels this month while simultaneously buying record amounts of Russian crude. The reliance of Europe on Indian crude oil products has surged. This increase can be linked with the ban on Russian oil.

• Demand for domestic travel stays strong in Saudi

  In the year to date, domestic bookings have accounted for 56% of total bookings, up from 47% for the same period pre-pandemic in 2019. On the domestic side, all-time favourite domestic destinations Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Makkah and Abha continue to dominate, whilst trending destinations for trips within KSA include AlUla, Taif and Najran.

• Demand for domestic travel stays strong in Saudi

  In the year to date, domestic bookings have accounted for 56% of total bookings, up from 47% for the same period pre-pandemic in 2019. On the domestic side, all-time favourite domestic destinations Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Makkah and Abha continue to dominate, whilst trending destinations for trips within KSA include AlUla, Taif and Najran.

• Uncovering the untold story: Rise of project management professionals in Saudi’s billion-dollar construction boom

  For Saudis in particular, make sure to gain experience in the field, practice communication and delegation, and build a strong network of contacts. Additionally, it is important to acknowledge and appreciate the culture and traditions of Saudi Arabia in order to use these traditional principles of resourcefulness, wisdom, and leadership to manage projects. Combined with a strong foundation of experience in project management, these characteristics will help you make the greatest impact on the future of our country.

• The underbelly of electric cars: Where all those EV batteries come from

  “If you are going to take a look at any source of energy, you always will have some trade-offs,” said Sergey Paltsev, a senior research scientist at MIT. “There is no magic solution.”

  • Quartz - Every fifth car sold worldwide this year will be electric
• Ambitious genome project shows how humans fit with other mammals

  Scientists on Thursday unveiled the results of a project comparing the genomes of 240 mammal species - from aardvarks and aye-ayes to zebus and zebras, as well as people - to trace evolutionary changes spanning 100 million years, pinpointing genetic traits widely shared and those more uniquely human. The findings in the ambitious Zoonomia Project identified parts of the genome functionally important in people and other mammals and showed how certain mutations can cause disease. The project revealed the genetics of uncommon mammalian traits like hibernation and showed how the sense of smell varies widely.

• BRICS gets influx of interest as Saudi Arabia, Iran, and more knock on its door: Will members open up?

  As many as 19 countries have expressed an interest in joining the BRICS group of nations as they prepare to hold their annual meeting in South Africa. The BRICS nations, consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, will meet in Cape Town on June 2-3 to discuss the expansion of the bloc.

• Buildup resumed at suspected Chinese military site in UAE, leak says

  Activities at a port near Abu Dhabi are among several developments in the UAE involving the Chinese military that U.S. intelligence is monitoring out of concern that the Emiratis — a longtime U.S. security partner — are developing closer security ties to China at the expense of U.S. interests, according to the documents and related interviews with senior Biden administration officials. Sightings of Chinese military personnel around other sensitive construction sites have also disturbed U.S. officials.

• A Reassessment of American Policy Toward Taliban Afghanistan

  The U.S. and other countries have consistently underestimated the role of theocratic thinking in hardening the Taliban’s domestic policies and shaping their international behavior. The Taliban’s leaders are largely constrained by their interpretation of Islamic doctrine from yielding on issues that they believe involve ordained principles. While many among the Taliban’s leadership ranks have had exposure to outside influences and have become sophisticated in messaging their policies, the movement’s inner circle is more parochial and deeply hostile to Western thought. It is notably defiant in its views regarding women’s rights, judicial practices, media freedoms, and political inclusiveness.

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